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Thursday, October 23, 2008

Steely Is Done

The Steely log cabin is done. It's going to live on the sofa in my hubby's place in Chicago. He needs a quilt to cuddle up under when he's relaxing. This is perfect.

Jon and I were with him in the windy city for about 28 hours (Tuesday afternoon to late Wednesday.) We spent most of the morning on a college visit on this whirlwind trip. Jon liked it...yeah! I hope he can come to a decision soon. It's tough for him. We also did some site seeing Tuesday night and we shopped together on Wednesday afternoon. Jon is so great to shop with...he's artistic and has a great eye. He's the most stylish 17 year old boy I know. He's pretty good at bargain shopping, though he would buy full price if he could. We had a ball browsing and oogling things. We bought a present for Grandpa Fred. (it's a risk, but we did it anyway.)

I tried something a bit different on the quilting of this quilt. I loved the quilting I did on this little quilt, so I tried it on a larger one. I'm not sure if I quilted it densely enough, but I love the randomness of the lines and the shapes that were created. I'll definitely little try this again. It reminds me a bit of shattered glass. Off to a debate tournament...then pack for the next trip. Off to Iowa State for hubby's track reunion. It's a hectic week, but then, when isn't it. Hope yours is great!

Another GREAT job!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! What college in Chicago was your son looking at? My son is a senior at North Park in Chicago. We LOVE Chicago and will be there this weekend! Also...is your hubby working in Chicago? I probably missed that post! Keep up the great work!Laurie

Actually Jacquie about the quilting...have been reading lately about the "over quilting" phenomenon which has developed since the advent of long arm quilting machines. I think yours is wonderful ..as long as there is enough quilting for the type of wadding used it should be okay to do these creative and edgy types of things

Jacquie, this is one of my favorites! I'm glad your hubby is getting it because I was almost going to beg to buy it from you! I'm a huge fan of red and love how the red looks with all that gray and white. Have a great week. Thanks for the tip about the design wall as well. I ended up doing something a bit different but really used your advice to think on what I wanted. Thanks.

I love the quilting. I don't have free motion quilting on my machine, so I am always looking for ideas of quilting with straight, or only slightly curved lines. I love this!Isn't it amazing that even if our lives are as hectic as they are we somehow manage to sneak quilting in there?

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